Determining the Physico-chemical Properties and Antioxidant Activity of Alhagi, Alfalfa and Astragalus Honeys in Razavi Khorasan Province

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ُSamira Bozorgi Kasgari ¹ , Rahleh Rahbarian ^{2 *} , Naser Mergan Azghadi ³ , Mohammad Reza Shariati ⁴

1 - 1- MSc Biochemistry, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Deputy Director of Management and Resources Development, General Veterinary Department of Khorasan Razavi Province, Mashhad, Iran.
4 - 4- Responsible for the fight against bee diseases, General Veterinary Department of Khorasan Razavi Province, Mashhad, Iran.

Received: 2022-07-02 Accepted : 2023-01-03 Published : 2025-03-09

Keywords: Honey, Antioxidant Activity, Physicochemical Properties, Khorasan Razavi. ,

Abstract :

 Honey is a bacteriostatic and antibacterial activity against various types of tumors,It acts in different molecular pathways that are involved in cell proliferation. The aim of this study was to determine the composition and investigating the physicochemical properties of 84 samples of natural plant honey (Alhagi, Astragalus, Alfalfa) in desert areas of northeastern Iran which were collected in the form of 4 geographical regions of Ibn Giahan. 7 samples of each type of honey were collected in each region and then the. Physicochemical tasts such as moisture, brix, fructose to glucose ratio, sucrose, iastase (qualirative), HMF,were applied to those honeys. Also, total phenolic compounds were evaluated with Folin ciucaltive reagent, total flavonoid with aluminium chloride reagent and antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH method And the average results for each type of honey in each region were analyzed statistically. Alhagi honey of the 3 region had the lowest moisture content (13.57 %) compared to other samples, Alhagi honey of the 4 region had the lowes percentage of brix (82.60 %) and the highest average of phenolic acids (0.017 mg/GAE) and antioxidant activity (44.31%). Alfalfa honeys of region 2 had the highest average ratio of fructose to glucose (1.24%) and the lowest average sucrose (2.3%), and the Alhagi honeys from this region had the lowest average hydroxymethylfurfural (2.15mg/kg) and also all the samples They had diastasis enzyme activity honeys. According to the results of this research, it can be said that Alhagi honeys has the highest quality indicators. The high correlation coefficient between phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity shows that phenolic compounds are one of the most important indicators affecting the amount of antioxidant activity of honey, therefore, phenolic indices can be introduced as a suitable criterion for determining the amount of antioxidant activity of honey to evaluate the quality of honey.

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